Bollywood filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who made his Hollywood debut with Broken Horses, opened with negative responses from critics
in the West.
Set in the shadows of the US-Mexico border gang wars, Broken Horses is an epic thriller about the bonds of brotherhood,
the laws of loyalty and
the futility of violence.
According to Ben Kenigsberg from variety.com, “the movie failed to convince on several crucial levels, including plotting and dialogue.”
“Some of Chopra’s formal choices likewise court bad laughs,” he added.
Variety concluded the review by saying: “The finale’s explosion special effects, however, look
glaringly fake.”
Nytimes.com also used words like ‘a deeply silly drama’ to describe the
film, which is co-written, directed and produced
by Chopra.
The site hollywoodreporter.com tagged the film as ‘far too absurd to be taken seriously.’
“Broken Horses is an
artistic triumph. Beautifully written,
acted and imaged, this
film wraps slowly around you like a king snake and squeezes,” Cameron
had said earlier.
